Bobby pin package



Patented Apr. 5, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE BQBBYv PIN PAGKAGEEWythe T. Bolling, Jr., Scranton, Pa.

Application April 22, 1946--Serial No; 664039 7 4 Claims. 1,

The'rpresent invention relates .to improvements inzcontainerssandlmoreparticularly to a package in which .xbobby' or other hair: pins mayconveniently-zbenested.

One ofitheobjects thereof is to providea simple; efficientanddnexpensivepackage for bobby pinsan'd; the likewhichxischaracterizedby the fact thatit snugly receives; holds, makes instantly accessible;andcompletely encloses a row' of bobby orzhair pins in aone-piece'container.

Another objectthereof. is toprovide a package. for'nesting hobbyandotherrtypes of hair pins,

which ismade frompartsi or panels" folded outv from=asingle blank ofmaterial in such amanner and" shape that a row'of hair: pins mayconven-- iently lie-sandwiched betweenva backing andwa c'overrpanelthereof Aiurtherob'jecttthereof is to provide a package for nesting hairpins and similar notions in which is-employedaznovelprinciple ofconstruction. In accordance with this principle. of construction, apairof'ioppositely arranged guards arermounted marginally of the: standupon which thehairx ins are suspendingly nested in straddling: relation,which guards present fluted marginal portions against the wire shanks ofthe several hair pins to prevent. the hair pins working: ofi endwise' ofthe stand; andbecoming di'splaced'therefrom.

A stillfurther object thereof is to provide a package for'b'obby andother hair pins which is provided withintegralmeans for nesting them inexposed as Well as accessible disposition.

Another object thereof is to provide a package or container; forhair-pins in which use is'made of integral-means for nesting them insingle row for removalpurposes'; in abutting relation, and with onlytheir opposing ends engaged for holdingpurposes;

With'the above and other objects in View, my invention consists in'thecombination, arrangement andd'etails of construction disclosedinthedrawingsand specification; and then more partic'zularlyv pointed out inthe appended claims.-

In the drawings, wherein similar referencecharacters designate similarparts throughout the respective "views;

Figure 1 is apl-an-vi-ewof apaper blank out of Whicnmy invention is tobe foldably produced,

Figure 2'is a sectional end elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on line33"of Figure 2,

Figure; is a perspective-view of my invention with the package openedto. permit accessibility of the hair =pins nested therein;

In the drawings whichiareimerely illustrative 2, of 7 my invention; ,alldetails are made to appear:

The. invention? is: produced from. an oblonge shaped" paperblankbroadly; designated. Ill. The:- pposite :long gedgesi thereof v aredesignated 12 ,3 While the end edges, which are at rightfanglesto theside edges H, l2; arerdesignated lian'd I412 The rectangular"paperblank: I0" is provided With: five transversely extending score;lines re, spectivelyv designated l5, l6: l8", 23eand 26: The score line25: is located: contiguous; to? the: end edge Iii-of the blank. Scoreline l5 and. score line [8: set apart at slightly longer panel: Bstharr.the=panels=A-, C, and D;-f0rmed bythe: other scorelines.

The: panels; C. and D, being two; outermost: of the entire SeriesofpaneIs; areiwider, the-nether other panels A and B; because? each panel.is formed with marginal portionsformingthmopporsitelyarrangedrectangularwingsl9,- 20'; forlpanel' C, and 2d,- 2'5- for panel D.Wings-I9, 24; and wings 29-, 25, form: practically, each in' turn, atsingle marginal strip. which juts out: fromieachrlongj edge H, l2, ofthe paper. blank, H];- The opposite ends of'onestripiare denotedatl2 l.Z-la, and those of the other strip are denotedat 22-, 22a. It w-ill,also beseen: slits: 28, and 29, divide-these strips centrally,which'slits are straightvline continuations ofthe score line:23.

Panel" D, one; of the enclmostof the series 05 panels, is formed with aflap extension 21-, which" is arectangular portion projecting beyond:the scoreline 26. This flap is of. the same transverse extent asthepanel D upon which it is formed.

The package is formed from the blank herein.- before'described asfollows: Panel D-is. folded back upon the'panel'C so that the bightportion 23a thereof is formed by the fold or 860138711116 23 upon-whichtheserpanels are folded. Panel B. is thenfolcled upon score linelB, backupon panel C in .such a: manner that panel B :may; foldablmoverlapvpanelC andt'so that its 'bight portion: Ilia is-remotely1op-positeto bight portion 23a of panels C andrD.

Panel. A isfolded upon scorelinel5, andpanel BrlSifOidBdupon'scoreline-16'; soitha-t theiintere veningstrip); l 'lbetween scorelines I5: and; I6: servesthe purpose ofxa hingeupon whichz panel A: may,be bentibackover: upon and-in overlap! ping: relation: againsttherema-ining bodyof: the packagei In this: disposition: of the folded;parts of? the paper blank-r I 0;; as: illustrated .in.F.'igure 4, itwill be seen-that the. bight portion 23a of.panelsc..amli D islocated-atzthe outer. end oflpanelxBz'so thata5 portion .25-ofpanel- Bvextends slightly, beyond-this:

bight portion 23c. This is done because it is proposed to enlarge thetransverse area of the hair pin supporting part of the packagecontributed by panels C and D and the wings I9, 20, 24, 25 and flap 2'!thereof. The cover of the package is the panel A thereof. Because of thefact that portion 35 extends slightly beyond bight portion 23a, thiscover is able to bend around the widened area of the hair pin supportingstand formed conjunctively by folded panels C and D.

The wings l9, and 24, on one marginal portion of the folded back panelsC and D, and the wings 20, 25, on the opposite marginal portion thereof,are folded back respectively upon longitudinally extending score linesI9a, 24a, and a, 2511 respectively, as shown in Figure 4, to provide thelongitudinally extending bight portions 25?), 20b, for each pair ofwings on either margin of the stand.

In order to hold the opposing wings 20, 25, and I9, 24 in a dispositionso they diverge inwardly over the opposing marginal portions of thestand made conjointly by folded panels C and D and face the center ofthe strand, I bend back flap 2'! on panel D.

g The flap 2'! is folded back upon score line 26 so its bight portion26a is opposite to and flush with bight portion I811 made by panels Band C foldably. A staple 32 is pressed in to flap 2'! and panels D and Cand the panel B which forms a backing for the package. The opposing ends33, 34 of this flap overlap the outer parts of wings 24 and 25 and servethereby to confine these wings between panel D and flap 21. The flap 2!thus extends across the width at the lowermost part of the completedpackage.

In the completed package thus made, panel 13 serves as a backing, panelA as a cover, while the opposite pairs of wings serve as fluted guardslocated at the longitudinal margins of the package. The flap 21 servesto close the lower part of the package, and cover panel A serves toclose the upper part of the package, and the fluted wings cover theopposing margins thereof. This completely encloses a row of bobby pinsor hair pins E which are nested suspendingly in'abutting relation in amanner to be sandwiched effectively between the panels A and B when thepackage is closed. It will be seen that the bobby pins have their bightportions strung over the bight portion 23a of the stand made by foldedpanels C and D, and that their long stems straddle the length of therespective panels C and D. The lower ends of these bobby pins or hairpins extend slightly into the fold produced by and between flap 21 andthe adjacent part of panel D. In this manner the hair pins as a singlerow are engaged only at their ends for holding purposes.

When the cover panel A is unfolded as shown in Figure 4, instantaccessibility is given to any of the hair pins nested upon the stand.The fluted wings or guards at the longitudinal margins of thestand willconfine both stems of all hair pins that enter the same should thepackage be held so that they may enter or slide into these flutedguards. The guards prevent the hairpins from becomin separated from thepackage by way of the marginal edges of the package, whether the coverbe in open or closed position. The backing panel B and cover A when thepackage is closed, and the backing panel B and flap 21, when the packageis open, both prevent sidewise displacement of the hair pins from nestedrelation upon the bight portion 23a of the stand. The hinge strip I!virtually holds the hair pins against endwise displacement from thepackage in one direction, while the bight portion 26a holds them againstendwise displacement from the package in a counter direction.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details herein disclosedsave as pointed out in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An oblong paper blank folded upon itself to provide four successivepanels, the two outermost panels being folded one upon the other so hairpins may be suspended upon their bight portion, with one of these panelsfolded back over another panel to provide a backing for one side of therow of hair pins, and the remainin end panel serving as a cover tooverlie the other side of the row of hair pins so that its bight portionholds the pins against endwise displacement in one direction, marginalportions folded back upon the first named panels to serve as guards forconfining the hair pins against marginal displacement, and meansconnecting both of the guards for confining the outer ends of the hairpins.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a paper blank having portionsthereof folded back upon itself to provide four successive panels, thetwo outermost panels having marginal wings separated endwise, so thesepanels fold, one upon the other, and so that the wings fold back marginally upon their panels and extend opposite the marginal portions ofthe latter to provide guards, a row of hair pins having the bightportions strung upon the bight portion of these panels so as to beenclosed by said guards, a third folded panel forming a backing for oneside of the row of pins, the fourth folded panel forming a cover for theother side of the pins so that the hair pins are enclosed between coverand back- 3. As a new article of manufacture, a paper blank having foursuccessive panels, the two outermost of the panels being folded, oneupon the other, the other two panels being folded, also one upon theother, so that one bight portion may be disposed between the otherpanels in their folded relationship, marginal wings formed upon the lastnamed panels, folded back so as to overlie the marginal edges of thesepanels and together on each margin thereof providing margin enclosingguards, and a flap carried by one of the first named panels beingcleated onto one of the last named panels so as to extend across andterminally overlie said guards.

4. A device as described, consisting of a paper package having a pair offolded panels upon the bight portion of which hair pins are adapted tobe nested straddlingly, oppositely arranged wings formed marginally uponboth panels, bent back over the marginal portions of these panels toconfine the hair pins against marginal displacement from the panels,means holding the hair pins against displacement from the panels at oneend of the package, and means holdin them against displacement therefromat the other end of the package.

WYTHE T. BOLLING, JR.

REFERENCES. CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 322,009 Richards July 14, 18851,330,259 Goldberg Feb. 10, 1920 2,305,922 Finkelstein Dec. 22, 1942

